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package org.epiphron;

import java.util.Collection;

import org.epiphron.ValidityReport.Report;
import org.semanticweb.owlapi.model.OWLOntology;
import org.semanticweb.owlapi.reasoner.InconsistentOntologyException;

/**
 * Validator of model filled with bean instances.
 */
public interface ModelValidator {
	/**
	 * Performs inferring over set of objects, and 
	 * inserts reasoned references into them
	 * @param ontology ontology with individuals 
	 * @param matching objects-individual pairs to infer
	 * @return 
	 */
	public Collection<Report> infer(OWLOntology ontology, ConversionMatching matching, boolean useUNA) 
			throws InconsistentOntologyException, EpiphronException;
	
	/**
	 * Validates given ontology model and returns 
	 * report with errors and/or warnings
	 * @param model model to validate
	 * @return validity report
	 */
	public ValidityReport validate(OWLOntology ontology, boolean useUNA) throws EpiphronException;
}
